Abu Obidah

Abu Obidah was an Islamic State hisbah patrol leader in Raqqa, Syria during the Syrian Civil War. In June 2014, he was interviewed by VICE News correspondent Medyan Dairieh, bringinh Dairieh along as he conducted a routine inspection of several shops in Raqqa. He told one shopkeeper to tear down a Western poster, told a husband to change his wife's fabric and have her pull her dress down, ensured that beef and lamb were both sold for $8 at one store, made sure that a gasoline vendor was selling pure gasoline (without water being mixed in), and that nobody was eating or drinking during daytime due to Ramadan.